Hi I'm Sarah and I'm Megan. We're two moms with eight kids between us from

little to grown. We're in different areas of the country and in different stages

of life but we both know that motherhood's a lot easier when real moms share

tips and encouragement and remind you that it's really all gonna be okay. We're

not experts. We're parents who've been there. We're not perfect. We're real.

Welcome to the Mom Hour. Hi everyone and welcome to the Mom Hour

Voices, a special series on the Mom Hour showcasing diverse voices from across

the motherhood community. I'm Megan Francis and on this Voices episode we're

doing something a little different. I'll be joined by Catherine DeVries, a

mom of three and a member of our contributor team and Catherine is actually

gonna interview me about seasonal family life. We're talking about everything

from what kind of seasonal activities we enjoy doing with our kids as well as

the ones we don't enjoy so much, how we feel about seasonal decorating and

how different it can be to parent year round when you live in an area that has

distinct seasons like I do in Michigan versus a place where the climate is

steadier like Catherine experiences in Southern California. I'm also offering

some tips and advice on how to help kids transition between seasons, how to make

those long winter stretches feel less dreary and how to bring seasonality into

your decor without spending a ton of money. We are welcoming back AG1 as a

sponsor today and Sarah I have to say that while most of my healthy habits kind of

derailed over the summer I actually doubled down on my routine of drinking

AG1 every day. I think it's because it's just so simple that even while the

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